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B. P. Shillaber - Life and Sayings of Mrs. Partington and Others of the Family
Mrs. Partington, not unlike Mrs. Malaprop, is prone to using the wrong words when expressing her sentiments. However, the «inappropriate» word choices often cause one to look at a situation in a new way. (Introduction...
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Family Life
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P. G. Wodehouse - Coming of Bill (or: Their Mutual Child; or: The White Hope)
The Coming of Bill tells the story of Kirk Winfield, his marriage to Ruth, and their child called Bill. Bill's upbringing is threatened by the interference of Ruth's busybody writer aunt, Mrs Lora Delane Porter...
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William Beckford - History of the Caliph Vathek
This is one of the earliest Gothic novels. The Caliph Vathek is one of the wealthiest and most powerful men who ever lived. But this is not enough for him. He seeks also forbidden knowledge, and doesn't care who he...
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Florence Louisa Barclay - Upas Tree, A Christmas Story for all the Year
Ronald West has a brilliant idea for his next novel, but to do it right, he wants to spend the next six months tramping around central Africa to experience the setting first hand. His wife Helen fully supports his...
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Gaius Julius Caesar - Commentaries on the Gallic War
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